Definition for Basin:

• Hollow round metal or pottery vessel, less deep than wide, & contracting downwards, for holding water &c., bowl; hollow depression; dock with floodgates; land-locked harbour; tract of country drained by river& tributaries; circular or oval valley; ( Geol.) formation with strata dipping towards centre, the deposit( e. g. coal) contained in this. Hence basinful( 2) n. [ middle English]

Synonyms for Basin:

• n.

  •
  • bucket,
  • bath.
  •
  • harbour,
  • landing,
  • territory,
  • berth.
  •
  • gulley,
  • convex.
  •
  • bight,
  • bank.
  •
  • shower.
  •artifact (noun)
  • basin.
  •basin (noun)
  • cistern,
  • basinful,
  • bathtub,
  • tub,
  • lavatory,
  • river basin,
  • tank,
  • vat,
  • washstand,
  • washtub.
  •bowl (noun)
  • deep dishes.
  •cavity (noun)
  • de cay,
  • bursas,
  • de-cay,
  • de cays,
  • de-cays.
  •container or area where water is held (noun)
  • washbowl,
  • washbasin,
  • lagoon,
  • pan,
  • hole,
  • watershed,
  • sinkage.
  •dip (noun)
  • de-scent,
  • de scent,
  • in cline,
  • fall-offs,
  • in-clines,
  • de-scents,
  • falloffs,
  • in-cline,
  • de scents,
  • fall offs,
  • in clines,
  • downtrends.
  •pond (noun)
  • lily ponds,
  • small lakes,
  • duck ponds.
  •pool (noun)
  • mud puddles,
  • natatoria,
  • natatoriums.
  •pot (noun)
  • saucepan,
  • saucepans,
  • canisters,
  • canister.
  •receptacle (noun)
  • container.
  •reservoir (noun)
  • re-serve,
  • re-serves,
  • re serve.
  •valley (noun)
  • lowland,
  • coulees,
  • dingle,
  • Swale,
  • swales,
  • dingles,
  • Lowlands,
  • Coulee.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • arroyo,
  • nullah,
  • fifth,
  • siphon bottle,
  • wadi,
  • quayside,
  • dishpan,
  • gulch,
  • slipway,
  • jar,
  • cask,
  • cylinder,
  • carafe,
  • demiJohn,
  • ravine,
  • atomizer,
  • gully,
  • spray can,
  • oilcan,
  • magnum,
  • vale,
  • mudflats,
  • headland,
  • riverside,
  • hot-water bottle,
  • barrel,
  • seaboard,
  • box canyon,
  • thermos,
  • promontory,
  • ice bucket,
  • flagon,
  • Kloof,
  • isthmus,
  • lakefront,
  • jacuzzi,
  • ghat,
  • wine cooler,
  • landing stage,
  • jetty,
  • lakeside,
  • marina,
  • seashore,
  • riverbank,
  • ampoule,
  • bottle,
  • wharf,
  • hot tub,
  • Sitz Bath,
  • spray gun,
  • waterside,
  • mudbath,
  • phial,
  • shaker,
  • butt,
  • sand dune,
  • pitcher,
  • seaside,
  • peninsula,
  • carton,
  • glen,
  • jeroboam,
  • sinkhole,
  • keg,
  • promenade,
  • shoreline,
  • ewer,
  • quay,
  • sandbank,
  • landing place,
  • shore,
  • dale,
  • dune,
  • mortar,
  • waterfront,
  • canyon,
  • aerosol,
  • dropper,
  • decanter,
  • dockside,
  • pontoon,
  • cocktail shaker,
  • canteen,
  • rift valley,
  • oceanfront,
  • pail,
  • vial,
  • coastline,
  • Bund,
  • goatskin,
  • dockyard,
  • dry-dock,
  • dell,
  • bidet,
  • jerrycan.
  •
  • coast,
  • flask,
  • gorge,
  • cape,
  • drum,
  • pit,
  • fountain,
  • dock,
  • anchorage,
  • harbor,
  • Turkish Bath,
  • concavity,
  • trench,
  • strand,
  • beach,
  • water,
  • douche.
  •
  • port,
  • spa,
  • platform.
  •
  • point.
  •
  • front.
  •
  • flat.

Paraphrases for Basin:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    basin-wide.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    bassin.
  • Adjective
    catchment.
  • Proper noun, singular
    bassin, watersheds, LACS, pool, pools.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Larvae, catchment, hydrographic, tank, pool, cistern.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    pool.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    reservoir.

Antonyms for Basin:

• n.

  • container or area where water is held
    rise, solid, increase.

Basin Sentence Examples:

• The Brandons would file on their home basin and put the V L bottoms in hay to - morrow if they could.

• Give me a basin.

Homophones for Basin:

• beckon, bushman, bacon, box in, beseem, become, baggageman, besom, big gun, backgammon, beguine, bosnian, biogeny, bechuana, beacon, bocconia, beach wagon, bassoon, buckskin, boykinia, Bahaism, buskin, bos'n, bo's'n, bignonia, bygone, bogeyman, beechen, bikini, bozeman, bossism, biggin, buchanan, begum, begin, bosun, bosnia, begonia, buxom, bisayan, bassine, boogeyman, Bewick's Swan, big money, bagman, bakunin, boson, Beach Waggon, bosom, bosomy, bigamy, Bayesian, bison, bb gun, busman, big game, bo'sun, bagnio, Bookman.

Hypernym for Basin:

• n.

  • artifact
    baptistery, Aspersorium, baptismal font, stoop, handbasin, baptistry, laver, birdbath, stoup, washbasin, emesis basin, wash-hand basin, lavabo, washbowl, font, bidet.
  • object
    corrie, cirque, saltpan, cwm, tidal basin.

Hyponym for Basin:

• n.

  • artifact
    vessel.
  • object
    natural depression, depression.